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  2. Scammers are now sending fake toll-collection texts to get ...

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    The real goal of the scam is to give the criminals access to your bank account information, police say. ... come from the state's toll payment service, FastTrak. One scam text message reviewed by ...

  3. Sick of those scam text messages? What you can do - AOL

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    According to the Federal Trade Commission, scammers will send fake text messages to try and trick you into giving them personal information, like a password, account number, or Social Security number.

  4. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    You'll also get a notification titled “Your AOL account information has changed” if any info in your account settings are updated. What AOL communications look like • Viewing from web-based email - Emails from AOL will include icons that will indicate it is either Official mail or Certified mail , depending on the type of email you received.

  5. Overpayment scam - Wikipedia

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    An overpayment scam, also known as a refund scam, is a type of confidence trick designed to prey upon victims' good faith.In the most basic form, an overpayment scam consists of a scammer claiming, falsely, to have sent a victim an excess amount of money.

  6. Preventing this insidious email forwarding scam that will ...

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    5) Invest in personal data removal services: Using a data removal service can be an effective additional step to protect your personal information after a potential BEC scam. These services locate ...

  7. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    The goal of the job offer scam is to convince the victim to release funds or bank account information to the scammer. There are two common methods. The first is to tell the victim that they must take a test to qualify for the job and then send links to training sites which sell testing material and e-books for a fee.

  8. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail, if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail, if it's an important account email. If you get an ...

  9. Scam letters - Wikipedia

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    Currently it is unclear how far back the origin of scam letters date. The oldest reference to the origin of scam letters could be found at the Spanish Prisoner scam. [1] This scam dates back to the 1580s, where the fictitious prisoner would promise to share non-existent treasure with the person who would send him money to bribe the guards.